Grow with Grief

This episode I’m talking to Becky Aud-Jennison, the founder and podcast host of Death Dialogues Project.

Becky bares all in this beautiful conversation, where she openly talks about the death of her brother and mother, the impact their deaths had on her and why she created the Death Dialogues Project. 

Want to connect or know someone who would like to share their story? Please reach out! @katrinalpweller / hello@katrinapreislerweller.com

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If you, or anyone you care for is in need of support, please reach out to your local support line or if you are in Australia, you can contact Griefline by phone on 1300 845745 who are available from midday to 3am everyday.

This episode I’m talking to Eloise and Danielle, the founders of Mothers Daughter Australia, a non-profit organisation that provides support to girls and women who’s mothers have died.

We have a chat all about why they founded MDA, the importance of community and how we can support ourselves and others this Mothers Day.

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Guest: @motherlessdaughtersau

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If you, or anyone you care for is in need of support, please reach out to your local support line or if you are in Australia, you can contact Griefline by phone on 1300 845745 who are available from midday to 3am everyday.

Megan Hillukka is a bereaved mother, with 6 children, 5 who are still here. Megan encourages and supports grieving mothers that though the worst thing has happened to them, their life is not over. She also experienced PTSD from finding her daughter Aria when she died, and has done the work to find healing in her brain and her life. From this, Megan wants everyone to know that PTSD is not a life sentence, and that healing is possible. Through her experience of the death of her daughter Aria, Megan has learned tools and ways of shifting grief so that it can become just a little bit lighter, and easier to live with. She helps her clients carry their grief instead of suffer with grief. 

We cover the following topics:

- Grieving a child

- Impact of grief on your role as a Mother

- How grief isn't a life sentence

- Living with PTSD and trauma 

- Helping others who are grieving 

and so much more!

If you, or anyone you care for is in need of support, please reach out to your local support line or if you are in Australia, you can contact Griefline by phone on 1300 845745 who are available from midday to 3am everyday.

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Guest: @cultivatedfamily

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Emilly's grief journey started six years ago when her Dad had a stroke and brain aneurism in July 2014. Similar to most people who experience grief, it was the result of losing a loved one but the punch line here is... he is still alive. Emilly is grateful everyday that her father survived his accident, but the parts that made him "him" did not. Her Dad is now mentally and physically disabled; battling everyday with PTSD, dementia, depression and chronic anxiety. Disassociated from reality. For her family, Emilly's father died in July 2014 but he also is alive.

The very definition of grief is "intense sorrow, especially caused by someone's death." Emilly's unique situation has found herself & her family challenging the idea of death entirely and the societal perception of it.

In this conversation we chat about:

- Disenfranchised grief and how it impacts you 

- Grieving a person who is still here

- Gaining a new perspective

- Not letting it define you 

- Mental disabilities

- Framing pain with humour

and so much more! 

If you, or anyone you care for is in need of support, please reach out to your local support line or if you are in Australia, you can contact Griefline by phone on 1300 845745 who are available from midday to 3am everyday.

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Guest: @emillybarrow

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Patricia de Picciotto was born in Hong Kong to Lebanese parents and grew up in Switzerland, before moving between London, Brazil and now currently residing in New York with her husband and three children. Patricia became dedicated to normalising grief and raising grief consciousness after her mother's passing from a two year battle with pancreatic cancer. She shares regular live conversations with other grief speakers and advocates on her instagram page, providing a warm and open space for others to share their own experiences with grief. 

In this conversation we talk all about:

- Culture and religion in grief

- Grieving in a pandemic

- Social media and the grief community

- Mindfulness and grief

and so much more!

*If you want to access the list of book recommendations, please reach out or follow the link in Patricias instagram bio. 

If you, or anyone you care for is in need of support, please reach out to your local support line or if you are in Australia, you can contact Griefline by phone on 1300 845745 who are available from midday to 3am everyday.

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Guest: @neshamajourney 

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Sharna Southan is a pregnancy loss life coach supporting women through miscarriage or pregnancy loss.  She helps women move through their journey of gaining support and healing by knowing that she has been there to, she has been in their shoes & they too can come out of that oh so dark tunnel.

Sharna offers support, help women find clarity and heal. She helps individuals realise that this isn’t the end, help them to see the power within themselves to restore happiness back into their life, whatever that may look like.

In this conversation we talk all about:

- Pregnancy loss

- Parental loss

- Grief isn't just for those you can physically see

- Tools to move forward

- Allowing yourself to be happy again

and so much more!

If you, or anyone you care for is in need of support, please reach out to your local support line or if you are in Australia, you can contact Griefline by phone on 1300 845745 who are available from midday to 3am everyday.

Want to connect or know someone who would like to share their story? Please reach out! @katrinalpweller / hello@katrinapreislerweller.com

Guest: @sharnasouthan / @instituteofhealing_pl

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Alexandra Miller is a Mental Health mentor and host of "They never taught us this" Podcast. 

In this episode, Ali sheds light on accumulated grief, what it means and how to move forward after experiencing loss. She is the queen of relatable metaphors, and whilst talking about very real topics - adds a sense of humour that can only be described as infectious.

If you, or anyone you care for is in need of support, please reach out to your local support line or if you are in Australia, you can contact Griefline by phone on 1300 845745 who are available from midday to 3am everyday.

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Guest: @alexandraemmamiller

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“Purpose in my pain”, these words perfectly underscore what the first half of 2020 was for me. In the first 4 months of the year, losing my job and position at church, felt really painful, and this pain lead my directly to my purpose. I grew up believing success was linear, yet it’s everything but. This year I have grown, albeit with some initial grief, I’ve really grown - my name is Edem Dokli and this is my story. 

Edem is the founder of an NFP called We are the Movement. WATM was founded in May this year and it’s purpose is to create opportunities for POC and align them to social services that will enhance their quality of life and give them a sense of belonging.

If you, or anyone you care for is in need of support, please reach out to your local support line or if you are in Australia, you can contact Griefline by phone on 1300 845745 who are available from midday to 3am everyday.

Want to connect or know someone who would like to share their story? Please reach out! @katrinalpweller / hello@katrinapreislerweller.com

Guest: @eh.dem / weare.the.movement

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Rylee is serial entrepreneur who has been growing through Grief for the last 9 years. After losing her younger brother suddenly in a car accident,  her world was turned upside down.  Initially, Rylee distracted herself with work which led to experiencing a severe battle with mental health and PTSD years later. But having emerged on the other side with a grief management plan and a healthy mindset she is back to building multiple businesses and thriving in life. 

In this conversation, we spoke about:

• Breaking the platitudes 
• Grief reminders
• Feeling our emotions
• Being honest about our grief
• PTSD 
• Internalising grief 
• Expectations from others
• Expectations towards others

and so much more! 

If you, or anyone you care for is in need of support, please reach out to your local support line or if you are in Australia, you can contact Griefline by phone on 1300 845745 who are available from midday to 3am everyday.

Want to connect or know someone who would like to share their story? Please reach out! @katrinalpweller / hello@katrinapreislerweller.com

Guest: @ryleevenables 

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Alex Fincher is a Mother to two young boys, wife and advocate for empowering women to love themselves wholly as they are. Alex describes her pregnancies as a blessing, having suffered with an eating disorder for most of her life and being uncertain as to whether she would be able to conceive. After the birth of her first son, Alex fell pregnant for a second time but unfortunately had a miscarriage. 

Alex is a compassionate and bubbly personality who shares her story in order to provide hope for others. 

We spoke about the following:

• Pregnancy loss
• Loss of identity
• Unspoken expectations
• Re-programming grief
• Allowing others into our grief
• Guilt and comparison
• Learning compassion

and so much more!

If you, or anyone you care for is in need of support, please reach out to your local support line or if you are in Australia, you can contact Griefline by phone on 1300 845745 who are available from midday to 3am everyday.

Want to connect or know someone who would like to share their story? Please reach out! @katrinalpweller / hello@katrinapreislerweller.com

Guest: @byalexfincher 

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Intuitive reader, mindset coaching, speaker & life lover! Adriana is a bright spark with a big heart and a bubbly personality. She is dedicated to helping individuals find clarity, alignment and soul-inspired action from a place of love and empowerment. Through her own experiences and intuitive gifts, she helps individuals overcome limiting beliefs and trauma, so that they can take their power back and create life on their own terms.

Whilst we chat, we cover topics such as: 

• Moving through grief
• Finding peace
• Unlearning tools and tendencies 
• Grieving in a healthy way
• Loss of identity
• Expectation vs. Reality
• Getting comfortable with the unknown
• Connecting with our intuition
• Grief waves
• Inviting your feelings in

and so much more!

If you, or anyone you care for is in need of support, please reach out to your local support line or if you are in Australia, you can contact Griefline by phone on 1300 845745 who are available from midday to 3am everyday.

Want to connect or know someone who would like to share their story? Please reach out! @katrinalpweller / hello@katrinapreislerweller.com

Guest: @adrianaaaloves / www.adrianaloves.com

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Marie is a Grief and Anxiety Coach who walks the path of healing with women who have suffered a profound loss. She specializes in helping women get to the root of their anxiety after loss in order to reclaim their joy and lives in the “after”. Her approach is based on the assumption that you are the expert of your own grief and her work focuses on guiding you back home to yourself. Having lost her life partner to cancer, her guidance and coaching comes from both education and personal experience which allows her to deeply relate to her client’s experience of grief and loss. She is the founder of Empowered Through Grief, a coaching practice and community that provides a safe space for healing and growth for thousands of women.

If you, or anyone you care for is in need of support, please reach out to your local support line or if you are in Australia, you can contact Griefline by phone on 1300 845745 who are available from midday to 3am everyday.

Want to connect or know someone who would like to share their story? Please reach out! @katrinalpweller / hello@katrinapreislerweller.com

Guest: @empowered_through_grief / www.empoweredthroughgrief.com

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Jude Hill is a UK based author and leading voice in the field of ‘Life after loss’ using a variety of transformational Energy techniques and her four C’s model, she empowers you to move from Sadness to Sunshine, letting go of negative thoughts and feelings and transforming them and the energetic charge they carry, enabling you to move through grief and discover a new connection with yourself and your loved ones. After specialising with working with bereaved parents for 2 years, Jude is launching a new ‘Life after loss’ community offering support to anyone who has lost someone special to them. 

In this conversation, we talk about:

• Grief waves
• Terminal illness
•  Compartmentalising grief
• Grief triggers
• Connecting with those who have passed
• Life after loss

and much more. 

If you, or anyone you care for is in need of support, please reach out to your local support line or if you are in Australia, you can contact Griefline by phone on 1300 845745 who are available from midday to 3am everyday.

Want to connect or know someone who would like to share their story? Please reach out! @katrinalpweller

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Guest: @byjude1  / www.sadnesstosunshine.com

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Lindsay Joy Taylor is a grief advocate and founder of The Joyful Jewelry Box. Lindsay's mom died when she was only 13 months old so now she keeps her mother's memory alive by serving other bereaved people with grief support and remembrance jewelry. She also writes and speaks to normalize and raise awareness about grief, loss, and trauma.

In this conversation we discuss:

• Who am I, aside from my grief?
• Physical symptoms of grief
• Busting myths about grief
• Helpful resources
• Building a relationship with your grief 

and so much more!

If you, or anyone you care for is in need of support, please reach out to your local support line or if you are in Australia, you can contact Griefline by phone on 1300 845745 who are available from midday to 3am everyday.

Want to connect or know someone who would like to share their story? Please reach out! @katrinalpweller / hello@katrinapreislerweller.com

Guest: @thejoyfuljewelrybox / Shop: thejoyfuljewlrybox (on Etsy)

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In 2018, Paige received a call at work that turned her world upside down. After almost 5 years of what she believed to be a happy marriage at the time, at the age of 26, her husband wanted a divorce. Through time and self reflection, Paige can now see that she was within a toxic relationship and has moved through her pain to a place where she is now thriving in life, working as a Welfare Officer in a reputable University, all whilst running her own business “Purely Sweet by Paige”. A beautiful and humble soul, take a listen as we explore:

• Grief and loss through divorce
• Moving on from a ‘we’ to an ‘I’
• Finding your strength
• Living for yourself 
• How it’s okay to be selfish
• Looking after yourself as a person giving support
• How the smallest actions provide the biggest support
• Re-building confidence

and so much more!

If you, or anyone you care for is in need of support, please reach out to your local support line or if you are in Australia, you can contact Griefline by phone on 1300 845745 who are available from midday to 3am everyday.

Want to connect or know someone who would like to share their story? Please reach out! @katrinalpweller / hello@katrinapreislerweller.com

Guest: @purelysweetbypaige

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Our grief will follow us into different stages of our lives and sometimes, it isn't until we look back on our journey that we realise our thoughts and actions at the time were a part of our grief process. 

Following on from the conversation I had with her sister Varsha last episode, Seema shares with us what it was like to experience the death of her father to suicide as a 4 year old, to then experiencing the death of her mother as an adult. We have an open conversation about the stories we can sometimes tell ourselves and others, how grief shows up in different ways during various life stages and how therapy and a strong network can provide support during times of grief and loss. 

If you, or anyone you care for is in need of support, please reach out to your local support line or if you are in Australia, you can contact Griefline by phone on 1300 845745 who are available from midday to 3am everyday.

Want to connect or know someone who would like to share their story? 

Please reach out! @katrinalpweller / hello@katrinapreislerweller.com

Guest: @seemageeta

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In this episode, Varsha Chouhan, talks about how we are able to honour the people who are no longer with us through our actions. She talks openly and honestly about her experiences of losing her Father to suicide as a baby, followed by the sudden death of her Mother whilst in her twenties. Varsha, who now works as a Massage Therapist in Melbourne, shines a true beacon of hope, love and wisdom during our conversation. 

If you, or anyone you care for is in need of support, please reach out to your local support line or if you are in Australia, you can contact Griefline by phone on 1300 845745 who are available from midday to 3am everyday.

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katrinalpweller@gmail.com

Guest: @vmassagetherapymelbourne

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In this conversation, James Thomas, the Founder and Managing Director of Feel the Magic, shares what it was like for him to become an orphan in his 20's. Together, we talk about how grief can be a catalyst for change, the importance of community and how his grief provided space for an idea that has now blossomed and provides important support for grieving children and teens all over Australia. 

James is an early intervention advocate for grieving Australian children and teens, supporting their overall mental health and emotional well-being. In 2013, James along with his wife Kristy founded Feel the Magic with three key objectives, provide a safe place for children and teens to grieve, provide the tools needed to heal and create ‘MAGIC’ through the power of connection.

James is a proud Dad to two little boys, Madden and Chase.

If you, or anyone you care for is in need of support, please reach out to your local support line or if you are in Australia, you can contact Griefline by phone on 1300 845745 who are available from midday to 3am everyday.

A special episode with your host, Katrina Weller, as she speaks about the lessons she has learnt from her grief on the 10 year anniversary of her Mums death. 

This short episode is shared in memory of Greta Preisler-Weller - a Mother that will always be loved and never forgotten. 

If you, or anyone you care for is in need of support, please reach out to your local support line or if you are in Australia, you can contact Griefline by phone on 1300 845745 who are available from midday to 3am everyday.

In this conversation, Mel shares what it was like for her to experience the death of her partner by suicide. We dive deep into the guilt that can accompany this experience, the importance of having a supportive network around you and how to move forward from grief. 

Mel uses her lived experience with depression and the loss of her partner by suicide as a driving force in leading discussions and awareness for suicide prevention in Australia. She is degree qualified in psychology and holds certificates in phone counselling and mental health. Mel is also the CEO of her own events company and was a 2019 nominee for Young Australian of the Year.

From local communities to sharing the international stage with Mark Wahlberg, Mel is an experienced keynote speaker and has featured at many public events for Beyond Blue, Lifeline, R U OK Day and more.

If you, or anyone you care for is in need of support, please reach out to your local support line or if you are in Australia, you can contact Griefline by phone on 1300 845745 who are available from midday to 3am everyday.

It's important to remember that our loss is alway different, even if we are grieving over the same person.

Join me and my Dad for an honest conversation about my Mothers death and how the loss of his best friend, wife and mother to his children impacted his life. Together we talk about how grieving can begin even before the death has happened, that as parent you cant protect your child from pain and how after everything, it is possible to find light within darkness.

Paul Weller (my Dad, not the rockstar!) once upon a time played in a rock band... After working for church and inter-faith organisations, specialising in racial justice, peace and inter-faith matters, he is now formally retired - although actually still working "part-time" as an academic for three universities as well as having his own company. He is a parent to two grown up daughter (yes, one of them is me!) and one grown up son. He is also a very proud grandparent to Lily, and husband to Marie.

If you, or anyone you care for is in need of support, please reach out to your local support line or if you are in Australia, you can contact Griefline by phone on 1300 845745 who are available from midday to 3am everyday.

It can be easily forgotten that grief and loss can have a ripple effect on communities, friendships and future relationships. In some cases, our own grief and loss may also impact those around us in various ways and this is something my best friend and I realised from a young age. We explore the questions: how do we properly support those we love in times of grief and loss? Do we truly understand the grieving individuals actions and needs? How do we navigate our own grief and loss whilst still supporting our loved one who has perhaps lost someone close to them? What emotions come with all of the above? 

Listen to Maisie Barlow as she shares with honesty and love, about how my mothers death impacted her life, our friendship and what it has taught her over the last 10 years. 

If you, or anyone you care for is in need of support, please reach out to your local support line or if you are in Australia, you can contact Griefline by phone on 1300 845745 who are available from midday to 3am everyday.

Making the uncomfortable, comfortable.
Hi everyone! My name is Katrina and at the age of 15, my mum died from Cancer. Over the last ten years, I have experienced and witnessed grief in various areas of my life which showed the apparent lack of education, understanding and conversation surrounding grief. 

This episode gives an introduction into my personal journey with grief and what I've learnt along the way. 

By giving grief a voice and allowing people to share their stories, we can create and encourage an open conversation around a topic that will impact most people throughout their lifetime. Tune in every week to hear how different people have grown with their grief, what they've learnt and why they believe grief should be talked about more. 

Together, we can raise awareness, create community and share hope.